connect_error) { logMessage("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error); header("Content-Type: application/json"); http_response_code(500); echo json_encode(["error" => "Database connection failed"]); exit; } header("Cache-Control: max-age=86400"); // Cache for 24 hours header("Content-Type: application/json"); // Ensure JSON response try { // Fetch competitors data $sql = "SELECT user_id, COUNT(pokemon_id) AS pokemon_count FROM user_pokemon GROUP BY user_id ORDER BY pokemon_count DESC"; logMessage("Executing query: $sql"); $result = $conn->query($sql); if ($result) { $competitors = []; while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) { $competitors[] = $row; } logMessage("Query result: " . json_encode($competitors)); echo json_encode($competitors); } else { throw new Exception("Error executing query: " . $conn->error); } } catch (Exception $e) { logMessage("Exception: " . $e->getMessage()); http_response_code(500); echo json_encode(["error" => "An error occurred while fetching competitors data"]); } $conn->close(); ?>